iENERGY Announces Sponsorship of 'Billion Stoves' Program

iENERGY now donates 10% of the proceeds of sales of the Woodgas Camp stove on www.woodgas-stove.com to the Human Relief Organization's "Billion Stoves" program.

Norfolk, VA (PRWEB) February 27, 2007 -- iENERGY now donates 10% of the proceeds of sales of the Woodgas Camp stove on www.woodgas-stove.com to the Human Relief Organization's "Billion Stoves" program.

Every year about a million people die worldwide as a result of primitive wood cooking. Indeed this is one of the worst problems for up to half of the world's population. The primitive cooking methods such as the 3 stone fires result in a great amount of smoke and both indoor and outdoor air pollution which causes lung disease, glaucoma, smoke inhalation, and carbon monoxide poisoning. Children are also frequently burned in these fires. Typically too much wood fuel is used in these primitive fires and stoves which contributes to deforestation. Also, increasing amounts of labor are required to collect wood from greater and greater distances as resources are depleted.

The Woodgas Camp Stove sold online at http://www.woodgas-stove.com is a very clean burning and high efficiency wood and biomass cooking stove. While the current target retail channel for the stove is developed country sports and recreation markets, the original development of the Woodgas stove was aimed at humanitarian relief to address the very problems noted above. The Woodgas stove is up to 10 times more efficient than the 3 stone fire and when operated properly produces little to no smoke. So one can see how it can make a difference in developing countries in reducing deforestation and cleaning up the air.

The inventor of the Woodgas Stove; Dr. Thomas Reed of Denver, CO of the biomass energy foundation, developed the stove after traveling to Africa in 1985 and observing personally the health, labor and deforestation problems all caused by primitive cooking methods

It is a very fitting arrangement for iENERGY to sponsor the "Billion Stoves" program of the (HRO) Human Relief Organization -- http://www.humanrelief.net and contributing proceeds of sales of the Woodgas Stove toward the Billion Stoves program.

"It is what this stove was invented for to begin with" Say's iENERGY President, Jonathan Pratt

The Human Relief Organization is working to raise awareness of this issue and make available better stoves to those who need them in developing countries through it's extensive network, partner NGO's, contacts and in partnership with other organizations with shared purposes.

Jonathan says "Not only are we sponsoring the Billion Stove's program, we are offering discounted Woodgas Stove's to qualified NGO's, relief agencies and organizations operating in developing countries. The current model of the Woodgas camp stove is already perfect for refugees, emergency use and disaster preparedness. Soon, a larger model of the Woodgas stove will be available that is appropriate for the regular cooking needs of families in developing countries."

"We are also seeking internet affiliate partners to promote both the Woodgas stove and the Billion Stoves program. Such partners can be non-profits & NGO's as well as groups involved in sport's and recreation, disaster preparedness, hunting, kayaking, Boy Scout troops etc," says Jonathan.

To contact iENERGY use the e-mail link at the upper right of this release.

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